西蒙·格奧爾格·馮·西納

西蒙·格奧爾格·馮·西納男爵（德語：Simon Georg Freiherr von Sina，1810年8月15日—1876年4月15日），希臘語名西蒙·西納斯（希臘語：Σίμων Σίνας），是一位希臘裔奧地利籍銀行家、貴族、慈善家暨外交官^[1]。

西蒙·西納斯
西蒙·西納斯的肖像
出生	1810年8月15日 奧地利帝國維也納
逝世	1876年4月15日 奧匈帝國維也納
國籍	希臘
職業	商人
知名於	慈善家和外交官

簡歷

西蒙·西納斯於1810年8月15日出生於維也納^[2]，祖籍為莫斯科波萊希臘人^[1][3]。他曾先後擔任過希臘駐維也納總領事及駐奧地利、巴伐利亞王國和德國大使。其父親格奧爾格·西蒙·馮·西納（英語：Georgios Sinas）^[3]也是一名慈善家和外交官，西蒙·西納擴展了他父親的生意。 曾為奧地利、匈牙利和希臘各類教育和科學基金作過大筆的捐助^[4]。在他擔任希臘駐奧地利大使期間，專門在希納斯大廳為約翰·巴普蒂斯特·施特勞斯創作的《希臘人波爾卡》舉辦過希臘球舞會。

西蒙·西納後來成為奧地利國家銀行董事，並在維也納創建了西蒙·格奧爾格·西納銀行^[2]。第二次石勒蘇益格戰爭結束後，他出資幫助奧地利從石勒蘇益格-荷爾斯泰因遷返了部隊^[2] 從1874年起，他一直居留在奧地利的赫恩豪森區(Herrenhaus)^[2]。

西納曾捐助過布達佩斯匈牙利科學院、維也納聖三一希臘教堂、雅典東正教大教堂和雅典學院等^[4]。他的父親曾可能創建了雅典國家天文台基金^[5]，因此，西納也是一名天文事業贊助人，月球上的辛納斯隕石坑就是以他的名字命名的^[6]。1876年4月15日西蒙·西納在維也納去世^[2]。

參考資料

引用

1. Dent 2007，第9: ...Count Simon Sina, a banker, aristocrat and landowner of Greek origin, and one of the wealthiest men of his day. His father, George Sina had been a chief financier backing the construction of the Chain Bridge.頁
2. Killy & Vierhaus 2005，p. 346: Sina, Simon Georg, from 1832 onwards Baron von Hodos und Kisidia, Austrian banker, * 15.8.1810, Vienna; † 15.4.1876, Vienna. S., the son of Georg Simon → S., founded the banking house of Simon Georg Sina in Vienna and was director of the Austrian National Bank. In 1864 he financed the return transport of the Austrian troops from Schleswig-Holstein following the German-Danish War. S. was a member of the board of management of the General Hungarian Credit Bank and the board of administration of the Rossitz mining company. He was also a member of the executive senate of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. S. held a seat in the Austrian Herrenhaus from 1874 onwards.
3. Killy & Vierhaus 2005，p. 346: Sina, Georg Simon, from 1832 onwards Baron von Hodos und Kisidia, Austrian banker, * 20.11.1782, Moschopolis; † 18.5.1856, Vienna. S., the son of a merchant, worked mainly in the banking sector. Together with Salomon Mayer von → Rothschild, he was involved in all state loans and their associated share issues from 1830 onwards. He owned numerous domains in Lower Austria, Bohemia, Moravia and Hungary and possessed shares in a large number of financial and economic ventures. Among other things, he was deputy governor of the Austrian National Bank and president of the State Railway Company. He played a leading role in the expansion of the Hungarian railway network and financed the construction of the Chain Bridge over the Danube between Buda and Pest, which was built between 1842 and 1849. After Rothschild, S. was regarded as the second richest man in Austria. He was the father of Simon Georg → S.
4. Moscow Patriarchate 1978，第84: A son of the rich Greek family of Sina, Simon Sina the Younger did many good works, contributing large sums of money for the building of Athens University and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the Art Gallery, the Institute for the Blind, hospitals, schools and in particular Orthodox Churches and other ecclesiastical institutions.頁
5. Η Ίδρυση του Αστεροσκοπείου Αθηνών. Εθνικόν Αστεροσκοπείον Αθηνών. 2013 [2017-06-08]. （原始內容存檔於2020-10-29） （希臘語）.
6. Rükl & Rackham 1991，第98: Sinas [8.8°N, 31.6°E] Simon Sinas, 1810–1876. Greek merchant, patron of astronomers, bequeathed Athens Observatory. Circular crater (12.4 km/2260 m).頁

來源

• Dent, Bob. Budapest: A Cultural History. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2007. ISBN 0-19-531494-8.
• Killy, Walther; Vierhaus, Rudolf (編). Dictionary of German Biography (Volume 9: Schmidt – Theyer). Munich: K.G. Saur (Walter de Gruyter). 2005. ISBN 9783110966299.
• Moscow Patriarchate. The Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate. Moscow: Moscow Patriarchate. 1978.
• Rükl, Antonín; Rackham, T.W. Atlas of the Moon. London: Hamlyn. 1991. ISBN 9780600571902.

延伸閱讀

• Stoianovich, Traian. The Conquering Balkan Orthodox Merchant. The Journal of Economic History. June 1960, 20 (2): 234–313.